{"id":26948,"date":"2019-01-08T05:16:30","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T18:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=26948"},"modified":"2019-01-08T05:16:30","modified_gmt":"2019-01-07T18:46:30","slug":"aussii-solar-report-dec18-mb0889","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/aussii-solar-report-dec18-mb0889\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Solar Systems Interest Index \u2013 January 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aussii-solar-report-december.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aussii-solar-report-december.png\" alt=\"auSSII report covering December 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aussii-solar-report-december.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/aussii-solar-report-december-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interest in solar power in Australia usually sees a significant decrease in December, but last month saw plenty of Australians with tiny electricity bills on their minds. Australia&#8217;s solar installers won&#8217;t be getting much of a break in the foreseeable future.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Solar Power System Sizes<\/h2>\n<p>Interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/6kw\/\">6kW solar systems<\/a> and bigger capacities again climbed in December to just over 58% of interest (57% in November) where a preferred system capacity was selected. Overall, 31% of submitters wanted advice on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/good-solar-guide\/system-sizing\/\">solar power system sizing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/system-size-preference.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/system-size-preference.png\" alt=\"System size preference December 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/system-size-preference.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/system-size-preference-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Solar Power Purchase Timeframe<\/h2>\n<p>There was still a strong appetite for the immediate installation of a solar power system in December. In fact, the hunger was even greater in December at 26% (November 24%). As mentioned last month, this may have had to do with the start of the New Year seeing a scheduled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-subsidy-2019-mb0827\/\">drop in solar subsidy<\/a>. The good news is the decrease wasn&#8217;t a huge amount and is being offset by the ongoing reduction in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/cost\/\">cost of solar panels<\/a> and other components.<\/p>\n<p>Around 86% were keen on installing a system anywhere from immediately to three months &#8211; the same as in November.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/purchase-intent.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/purchase-intent.png\" alt=\"Solar purchase intent December 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/purchase-intent.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/purchase-intent-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Price And Quality Issues<\/h2>\n<p>79% of submitters were interested in a system that was \u201ca good mix of quality and price\u201d (80% in November). A slightly higher proportion indicated a preference for a \u201ctop quality (most expensive)\u201d system (13% vs 12% in November, October and September).\u00a0 Around 8% were after a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/budget-solar-buying-tips\/\">good budget system<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/purchase-intent.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/purchase-intent.png\" alt=\"Solar purchase intent December 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/purchase-intent.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/purchase-intent-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Battery Ready?<\/h2>\n<p>No surprises here &#8211; once again 30% were wanting a battery-ready system in December, a figure that has hardly budged over 7 months. While most solar power systems\u00a0 are \u201cbattery-ready\u201d to some degree, we ask this question in our quotes request process to help inform\u00a0 system design.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/battery-ready-solar.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/battery-ready-solar.png\" alt=\"Battery Ready Solar Interest - December 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/battery-ready-solar.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/battery-ready-solar-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Concurrent Solar + Storage Installation<\/h2>\n<p>Again, not much has changed &#8211; in December approximately 9% of submitters expressed a desire to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/comparison-table\/\">battery storage<\/a>\u00a0installed along with their solar panel system. However, interest is up around 22% on August when the proportion was 7%.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/solar-battery-concurrent.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/solar-battery-concurrent.png\" alt=\"Concurrent solar + battery storage installation - December 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/solar-battery-concurrent.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/solar-battery-concurrent-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On a related note, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sa-home-battery-subsidy-mb0736\/\">South Australia\u2019s Home Battery Scheme<\/a>, which also offers low interest loans to assist with a new solar + storage installation, is offering a wider range of battery system choices from this month. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sa-home-solar-battery-mb0881\/\">Tesla Powerwall, LG Chem<\/a> and Enphase have been added as an eligible systems.<\/p>\n<h2>Battery Size Choice<\/h2>\n<p>Big capacity battery systems (10kWh+) again gained popularity among those who had a size in mind, to reach just over 37% (35% in November and 30% in October).\u00a0 53% wanted advice on solar battery storage sizing, down on November\/October&#8217;s 55%.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/battery-size-preference.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/battery-size-preference.png\" alt=\"Battery capacity preference December 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/battery-size-preference.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/battery-size-preference-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Intended Battery Use<\/h2>\n<p>Well, this aspect is getting a little boring. A bit over 4% were wanting a home battery primarily for backup applications; a figure that hasn&#8217;t either side of the 2 \u2013 4% range since first starting the auSSII. A little under 50% wanted storage for minimising grid electricity consumption and approximately 46% for both applications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/intended-battery-application.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/intended-battery-application.png\" alt=\"Intended battery use December 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/intended-battery-application.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/intended-battery-application-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Electricity Bills Before Solar<\/h2>\n<p>Where amounts were known, 45% reported quarterly electricity bills averaging $500 \u2013 $1,000,\u00a0 the first time this figure has dropped in 4 months and the lowest in quite a while (November 49%, October 47% and September 46%. But there&#8217;s still plenty of hip-pocket pain &#8211; close to 11% reported bills of $1,000 or more (same as October\/September)..<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/quarterly-electricity-bill.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/quarterly-electricity-bill.png\" alt=\"What Australians are paying for electricity - December 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/quarterly-electricity-bill.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/quarterly-electricity-bill-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>About The auSSII Report<\/h2>\n<p>We base the auSSII on the information provided by thousands of Australians who use our obligation-free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/quote\/\">solar quoting service<\/a> each month. Users of our service receiving pricing and details from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/trust.html\">carefully pre-vetted<\/a> installers participating in the SolarQuotes network.<\/p>\n<h2>Solar Sales Leads &#8211; Motivated Buyers<\/h2>\n<p>As you can see from some of the figures mentioned above, many Australians using our service are ready to go solar very soon. SolarQuotes is always eager to partner with installers who offer quality solar at reasonable prices. Learn more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/supplier.php\">solar sales lead services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>auSSII Content Reproduction<\/h2>\n<p>If you wish to re-use any content from any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s=auSSII\">auSSII report<\/a> we only require that the page you have reproduced content from is acknowledged in your reproduction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interest in solar power in Australia usually sees a significant decrease in December, but last month saw plenty of Australians with tiny electricity bills on their minds. 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